Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Dual Mod for Helios

PS3 to PS3/360 dual mod for Helios, a fellow chun li player. I wasn't expecting a round 2 when he asked me to do this for him. I'm glad it was though...these things are really quite nice, and have a little lighter feel to them than the round 1's.

Parts Required:
1 x Madcatz Xbox 360 Fightpad (chun li version, since Helios mains chun it seemed fitting)
1 x Imp Kit
Random accessories


Sorry for the blurry pictures, this time I failed pretty bad with taking them. The work light I use is pretty damn bright, and unless I take a bazillion pictures to get it right I sometimes just get these. My micro SD card is being used for something else right now, so I just took a few as a record as is.

I was going to try using some rubber tubing on the wires to make things extra pretty. However, I already had enough problems getting the fightpad and wires to cooperate that by the time I finished with my standard zip tie approach, I just kinda said fuck it. This is probably the first time since the very first pad hack I've done that I've come across issues with prepping a pad, I think it may be time to order some new tips for my iron just in case.

I was also debating on writing up a tutorial, and using this mod for that purpose...but again, I'll save that for another time.

Quick note: Floppy cable wires != IDE drive wires, they are both technically 28 gauge, but floppy cable wires have a thicker insulation, making them less suitable for intricate wiring.


No auto-detection, the selection is in the LS/DP/RS switch. LS/DP are PS3, and RS is Xbox 360.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Dual Mod for Hearttouka

First dual mod commission so far that wasn't USB only. This time around It was a PS3 SE that needed to have PSX capabilities.

Parts Required:
1 x Madcatz SE Fightstick
1 x Sony PS1 Digital M game pad
Random accessories




This is a first for me, since I've never done a mod requiring 2 cables to come out of the case. Ended up needing to dremel a slight notch to let the other cable out. I tied it off and used zip ties in two spots (1 on case front, 1 on PCB) to make sure that it never gets pulled on.

Pretty straight forward, however one interesting note is the fact that since this is an older pad, some converters may not like it. When I first tested functionality, the game controller panel was telling me that the pad was freaking out, and yet the USB side of things was just fine. Turns out that some converters like the one I have, will only work correctly with PSx pads that have analogs on them, ala ps1/ps2 dual shock controllers.